Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 7th annual Winchester All-Day Singing was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in June. The class was called to order by Nigel Bowley leading 33b. Edwin McAdam offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Toby Goss 31t; Jacqui Knowles 48t; Steve Fletcher 128; Kostos Mauros 196; Stacy Hackner 142; Machna Nowak 40; Chris Coombs 472; Theresa Maguire 42.

Michael Walker reminded the class that the 4th Winchester All-Day was the last singing Rebecca Over attended before her passing just a week later. Winchester was her own local singing and she regularly attended the weekly singings here. Had she been able to, she would have taken immense pleasure in being with us all today due to her strong links to both the US and UK singing communities. Michael invited the class in a moment of silence to reflect on Rebecca and also those whose names were recorded on the memorial list. The following list of names of the deceased was read aloud: Ernest Preston—London; Emily Webster—Cambridge; David Adler—Laurieston Hall; Mick Barlow—Eynsham; Martin Sheppard—Botley; Dennis McKeogh—Witham; Rob Laycock—Derby; Michael Ryan—Netherlands; Eva Striebeck and Ushi Nolte—Germany; P Dan Brittain—Arkansas, USA; Karen Evans—Florida, USA; Melanie Hauff—Illinois, USA; Dorothy Landskroener—Ohio USA; Richard Mauldin—Alabama, USA; Dan Burk and Jeff Begley—California, USA. The Winchester Singers led 146 for them all, this being the last song that Rebecca sang in the middle of the hollow square.

Leaders: Nick Hall 452; Joyce Smith 204; Jessica Beer 422; Greg Larson 86; Bridget McVennon-Morgan 100; Scarlet Lasoff 448t; David Garman 133; Paul Zaba 183; Beatrix Baker 535; Ted Brown 176b; John Hutchinson 83t; Inga Buckland 168; Gerben Vos 28t.

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Arthur Swindells leading 89. Leaders: Constance Des Marais 314; Derek Buckland 32b; Thompson family 345t; Anne Altringham 171; Tamara Wallace 276; Neil Horlock 400; Samuel Turner 401; Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 213t; Sheila Girling Macadam 500; Barry Parsons 325; Brenda Bowley 72b; Hannah Land 292; Deborah Taube 99; Eimear O’Donovan 57; Ann Riley 178; Joshua Lant 536; Wendy Wahn 504; Rachel Jordan 200; Randa Harris 358; Arthur Swindells 318; Daryl Chesney 503. Michael Walker offered thanks for the noon meal.

LUNCH

Joshua Lant called the class back to order by leading 319. Leaders: Robert Stoddard 103; Idy Kiser 108b; Matthew Parkinson 187; David Ivey 353; Fynn Titford-Mock 170; Karen Rollins 298; Samuel Sommers 397; Kathy Williams 273; Steve Brett 224; Jesse P. Karlsberg 216; Edwin Macadam 236; Allison Steel 542; Lauren Bock 419; Michael Walker 227; John Bealle 189; Richard Mayers 485; Eloise Clark 466; Helen Brown 192; Kathy Williams 368; Beth Hall Sommers 24b; Nick Hall and Rachel Jordan 474; Inga Buckland and Derek Buckland 193; Emily Bador 418; Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 112; Ted Simonds 274t; Hannah Land 475; Eimear O’Donovan 384.

RECESS

Constance Des Marais called the class to order leading 513. Leaders: Adrian White 339; Gerben Vos 107; Sheila Macadam and Edwin Macadam 150; Neil Horlock 65; Fynn Titford-Mock 521; Eloise Clark and John Bealle 501; Anne Altringham 37b; Matthew Parkinson 434; Lauren Bock 432; Richard Mayers 524; Allison Steel 345b; Constance Des Marais and David Garman 125; Theresa Maguire 444; Bristol Singers 129; Toby Goss 515; Chris Coombs 217; Kostas Mauros, Machna Nowak and Scarlett Lassoff 49t; Jessica Beer 176t; Jacqui Knowles, Stacy Hackner, and Ted Simonds 442; Steve Fletcher 228; Greg Carson and Paul Zaba 48b; Robert Stoddard 76b.

Nigel and Brenda Bowley led 347 as the closing song. Sheila Girling Macadam offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Nigel Bowley; Vice Chairman—Megan Streb; Secretary—Neil Horlock